Asked to bat first, Sri Lanka scored 8 for 3 and scored 171 for 7 in 20 overs to bowl Ireland out for 101 in 18.3 overs to top Group A with four points from two matches. secured the position.
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Ireland, on the other hand, will now have to beat Namibia in their final group match to make it to the next stage. Namibia had defeated the Netherlands by six wickets earlier in the day.
Hasaranga took a star turn for Sri Lanka as he shared a 123-run stand with the opener pathum nissanka (61) to lift the former champion to a competitive total of 171 for 7.
Defending the total, the Lankan spinners were at the fore as the Ireland batsmen were at sea against everyone. Mahesh Dikshana (3/17 in 4 overs) and Hasranga (1/12) and could never score independently.
The quick trio of Lahiru Kumara (2/22), Chamika Karunaratne (2/27) and Dushmantha Chamira (1/16) also created trouble for the Irish batsmen.
captain Andrew Balbirnie (41) A lone battle fought for Ireland as the other batsmen failed to withstand the formidable Lankan attack.
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Chasing a target of 172 runs for victory, Ireland did not get the start they wanted, losing wickets early in the powerplay.
Big hitting Kevin O’Brien (5) topped the opening over with Chamika Karunaratne to Thekshana.
Stocky Paul Stirling (7) hit off-spinner Thekshana for a boundary before sweeping straight into the hands of Lahiru Kumara.
Hasranga then struck his second ball as his googly dropped the stumps of Gareth Delany (2) leaving Ireland for 32 for 3.
Balbirnie and curtis camper (24) led the struggle with a 43-run fourth-wicket partnership before Thikshana broke the stands to end all hope for Ireland.
Earlier, left-arm medium pacer Josh Little (4/23) picked up two wickets at the start and bowled out Sri Lanka for 8 for 3 but Hasaranga (71) played a classy innings under pressure from the defense . former champion.
Hasranga counterattacked and came up with proper cricket shots to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Hasranga’s knock of 50 off 38 balls, hitting seven fours and a six, brought the innings back on track.
From over seven to 15, the duo attempted to force the pace, scoring over 80 before Hasranga fell.
Invited to bat, Sri Lanka were dealt an early blow when aggressive Kusal Perera (0) was caught by the cover fielder off Paul Stirling’s first ball.
Experienced Dinesh Chandimal (6), who failed in the first match against Namibia, could not go again, pulling one from Little On to his stumps, leaving Lanka for 2 for 8.
It became 8 for 3 when Avishka Fernando fell for a duck off Little’s brilliant delivery off the first ball.
Following on from Fernando’s fall, Hasranga attacked the Irish bowlers and put Lanka’s innings on track with four consecutive boundaries in the first over bowled by Simi Singh.
Nissanka also supported his partner in his 47-ball innings, hitting six fours and a six.
Later, captain Dasun Shanaka increased the total in his innings of 21 runs in 11 balls by hitting two fours and a six.
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